CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Custody and Visitation
......Modification
.........Changed Circumstances Req'd
............Court's Discretion
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Court has less discretion when ordering modification than in initial grant of custody.

Court abused its discretion by sua sponte modifying the parties' custody order absent sufficient evidence of changed circumstances.

Court has less discretion when ordering modification than in initial grant of custody.